Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

Never mind the use--do it!

A successful author is equally in danger of the diminution of his fame, whether he continues or ceases to write.

It is not the desire of new acquisitions, but the glory of conquests, that fires the soldier's breast; as indeed the town is seldom worth much, when it has suffered the devastations of a siege.

"I fly from pleasure," said the prince, "because pleasure has ceased to please; I am lonely because I am miserable, and am unwilling to cloud with my presence the happiness of others."

We all live upon the hope of pleasing somebody, and the pleasure of pleasing ought to be greatest, and at last always will be greatest, when our endeavours are exerted in consequence of our duty.

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.